Hyphenation of maximum

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word maximum? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

max-i-mum

Definitions of maximum:

1.	The largest possible quantity
2.	The greatest possible degree He tried his utmost
3.	The point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
4.	The greatest or most complete or best possible Maximal expansion Maximum pressure

Synonyms of maximum:

adj	maximal, greatest, top, highest, peak, largest, outside, supreme
noun	upper limit, extremum, peak, large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
noun	utmost, uttermost, level best, limit, bounds, boundary
noun	limit

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.